1995 James Toney vs Current Kovalev

[bojangles1987]

Agreed. He is an excellent range boxer.

Ok, won't be easy for Toney, but for win Kovalev can't rely only on the jab. He will need to be in range, and Toney's jab was wicked when his opponent jabbed with him.

Some here picking Kovalev easy, or by KO; that is just bonkers. No fooking way Kovalev easily wins or KOs one of the toughest and most slick fighters to ever live.

Also, Toney at 175 lbs could **** hard. What happens when he lands that clean hard right hand? I think the only stoppage result HAS to be Sergey getting stopped. It's a million to one that Sergey stops iron chinned Toney.

I really think Toney cannot lose here. To beat an on form Tiney, Kovalev needs to hit him and be in range to do so. That is where he gets hit back more.

Again, much worse boxers than Kovalev have beaten Toney. And Toney is not nearly so hard to hit as you seem to think he is. Kovalev can comfortably control range and put all the pressure on Toney to do something about it, and it was shown numerous times against numerous fighters that Toney struggled with that.

[IronDanHamza]

Agreed. He is an excellent range boxer.

Ok, won't be easy for Toney, but for win Kovalev can't rely only on the jab. He will need to be in range, and Toney's jab was wicked when his opponent jabbed with him.

Some here picking Kovalev easy, or by KO; that is just bonkers. No fooking way Kovalev easily wins or KOs one of the toughest and most slick fighters to ever live.

Also, Toney at 175 lbs could **** hard. What happens when he lands that clean hard right hand? I think the only stoppage result HAS to be Sergey getting stopped. It's a million to one that Sergey stops iron chinned Toney.

I really think Toney cannot lose here. To beat an on form Tiney, Kovalev needs to hit him and be in range to do so. That is where he gets hit back more.

If Toney's jab was wicked wheh someone jabbed with him then how come he was outjabbed numerous times?

Toney's jab isn't even good. Montel Griffin outjabbed him easily and beat him twice on damn near the jab alone.

Kovalev would EASILY outjab him. He'd land it at will. Amongst other punches.

And Toney can "**** hard" at 175? Based on what? Didn't stop anyone of any note at 175 infact he didn't even beat anyone of any note at all at 175.